San Jose, United States vs Turin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Turin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$4026
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$1364
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$2078
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	52
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.01M	842K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 138% more expensive than in Turin. Cities ranked 8th and 3356th ($3957 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.3 months in Turin. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Turin ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 126th and 464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Turin

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	San Jose	Turin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$1433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$4731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$2195
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$9.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$14.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$718
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$11529

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

Cities near Turin

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Asti	$1320
62 km or 39 mi	Biella	$1226
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Alessandria	$1335
77 km or 48 mi	Mondovi	$1386
77 km or 48 mi	Cuneo	$1264
80 km or 50 mi	Aosta	$1673
83 km or 52 mi	Novara	$1271
94 km or 58 mi	Tortona	$1429
96 km or 59 mi	Vigevano	$1725
103 km or 64 mi	Voghera	$1563
105 km or 65 mi	Savona	$1578
109 km or 67 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716
115 km or 71 mi	Pavia	$1479
115 km or 72 mi	Chamonix	$2062
118 km or 73 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
122 km or 76 mi	Varese	$1591
122 km or 76 mi	Saronno	$1808
122 km or 76 mi	Genoa	$1613
125 km or 78 mi	Milan	$2328
132 km or 82 mi	Sion	$2468
134 km or 83 mi	Imperia	$1469
134 km or 83 mi	Seregno	$1706
134 km or 83 mi	Cantu	$1624
136 km or 84 mi	Monza	$1835
136 km or 85 mi	Como	$1757
139 km or 86 mi	Sanremo	$1541
142 km or 88 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
144 km or 89 mi	Lodi	$1330
144 km or 89 mi	Lugano	$2763
145 km or 90 mi	Menton	$1568
149 km or 93 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
150 km or 93 mi	Chambery	$1352
150 km or 93 mi	Monaco City	$7483
153 km or 95 mi	Annecy	$1865
155 km or 97 mi	Grenoble	$1560
156 km or 97 mi	Nice	$1901
156 km or 97 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
157 km or 98 mi	Piacenza	$1556
159 km or 99 mi	Lecco	$1479